Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Breaking News: APA Reverses Its Position on Energy Psychology CEs!

WE ARE CELEBRATING!

In
1999, the American Psychological Association banned its continuing
education organizations from granting psychologists continuing education
credit (CEs) for studying Energy Psychology. On Monday, November 19,
they informed the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)
that they are now an official APA Continuing Education Sponsor and that
their courses may include Energy Psychology!!! While this is not an
endorsement of Energy Psychology per se, it is a reversal of three major
rulings in the past five years that rejected ACEP applications and
appeals.

The
implications are enormous. First of all, continuing education is one of
the primary ways that new innovations are disseminated to health care
professionals. But the door was closed for psychologists to learn Energy
Psychology through their normal, ongoing training channels. Donna and
David have been told by major organizations that they wanted them to be
keynote speakers at their conferences but could not invite them because
the psychologists in the audience would not receive CEs. The policy
served as a de facto form of censorship. But even beyond that, it had
the effect of branding Energy Psychology as an unproven therapy while
giving support to those who consider it quackery.So
many people in our community who have seen how acupoint tapping quickly
and decisively helps those with PTSD have said to us, with their heads
shaking and judgment in their voice, "How can it be possible that the
military and the VA are not using this?!" While this question has a
number of complex answers, a core reason is this: How can the
administrators of large, traditional organizations -- who are
responsible for delivering the best treatments available -- embrace
Energy Psychology while the profession's own gatekeeping organization is
branding it as an unproven therapy that is not even worthy for its
members to begin to explore in their continuing education programs? As
David has said recently, when people make derisive remarks about the
APA's position, "Psychologists pay attention to research. They will come
around soon."

In fact, a recent paper published in the APA journal Review of General Psychology
reported that of 51 studies in peer-reviewed journals showing that the
method is effective, 39 of them were published since 2008. So we
sincerely thank the American Psychological Association for staying open
to the new findings and having the courage to reverse what has been a
highly controversial position. Moreover, we are most proud to
congratulate our sister organization, the Association for Comprehensive
Energy Psychology, in this momentous breakthrough!